Election Q&A with Chris Ward – the Labour candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven – Brighton and Hove News

Six candidates are standing for election to parliament to represent the Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven constituency on Thursday 4 July 2024. The six candidates are Valerie Gray (Social Democratic Party), Elaine Hills (Green), Stewart Stone (Liberal Democrats), Khobi Vallis (Conservative), Emma Wall (Independent) and Chris Ward (Labour). Each candidate answered …

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Royal Mail buyer to make offer for all staff shares

[Getty Images] More than 100,000 former and current Royal Mail staff will this week be asked to sell their shares to a Czech billionaire. On Wednesday morning, Daniel Kretinsky’s investment group, which wants to buy Royal Mail’s parent company, will publish its formal offer online and send it by post. …

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What investors need to know

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is set to spice things up with a historic 50-for-1 stock split, a move unprecedented for the company and a rarity in the restaurant industry. How the split will work On Wednesday, June 26, the fast-casual dining chain will begin trading on a post-split basis once …

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Fireworks all night for St John the Baptist

I feared I might not get much sleep on Sunday night. You’d think I’d have learnt by now, but I painted myself into the corner of having to stay in Barcelona, and knew the city would erupt into noise, loud music and fireworks all night. The last time I was …

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Liskeard postal workers hampered by dive-bombing seagulls

6 hours ago By Archie Farmer, BBC News, Cornwall BBC One Liskeard resident described it as “deadly” to go outside when the birds are nesting Residents in a town in Cornwall have received a letter from Royal Mail apologising for late mail – explaining that its delivery workers were being hampered by …

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